'So when Jesus the Messiah came into the world he said, “Since your ultimate desire was not another animal sacrifice, you have clothed me with a body that I might offer myself instead! Multiple burnt offerings and sin-offerings cannot satisfy your justice. So I said to you, ‘God— I will be the One to go and do your will, to fulfill all that is written of me in your Word!’ ” By God’s will we have been purified and made holy once and for all through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus, the Messiah! The Holy Spirit confirms this to us by this Scripture, for the Lord says, “Afterwards, I will give them this covenant: I will embed my laws into their hearts and fasten my Word to their thoughts.” And then he says, “I will not ever again remember their sins and lawless deeds!” '
In this Holy Week, let’s not get so busy that we don’t spend time contemplating the incredible, unmatched love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Because of His love and His perfect sacrifice of His own life, we have been made holy -- through no virtue or qualification of our own. And now we have the Word of God living inside of us. Scripture teaches us that we have been given the mind of Christ and we have Holy Spirit instructing us, reminding us all that the Lord has said and taught us and guiding us in the path He has for us. That should encourage us and embolden us in all of the work He's called us to do.
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